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Pelusios (African hinged terrapins)

Synonyms: Anota; Notoa; Pelusius; Tanoa

Wikipedia Abstract

Pelusios is a genus of African side-necked turtles. With 20 described species, it is one of the most diverse genera of the turtle order (Testudines).
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Species

Pelusios adansonii (Adanson’s Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios bechuanicus (Okavango Mud Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios broadleyi (Turkana Mud Turtle, Broadley’s Mud Turtle) (Vulnerable)
Pelusios carinatus (African Keeled Mud Turtle)
Pelusios castaneus (West African mud turtle)
Pelusios castanoides (East African Yellowbelly Mud Turtle; intergularis) (Attributes)
Pelusios chapini (Central African Mud Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios cupulatta (African mud turtle)
Pelusios gabonensis (Gabon Turtle)
Pelusios marani (Gabon Mud Turtle)
Pelusios nanus (African Dwarf Mud Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios niger (West African Black Forest Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios rhodesianus (Variable Mud Turtle, Rhodesian Mud Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios rusingae
Pelusios seychellensis (African Mud Turtle) (Extinct) (Attributes)
Pelusios sinuatus ((East African) Serrated Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios subniger (East African Black Mud Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios upembae (Upemba Mud Turtle) (Attributes)
Pelusios williamsi (Williams' mud turtle) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0